Mayor and Council Members

Being re-elected to my second term as a city Councillor is both a privilege and an honour. Prince George has the ability to truly become the economic hub of the North. I believe the team you have elected has the drive, experience, and determination to move an agenda that will engage the residents and businesses in Prince George, and make our City the very best it can be  – a place to be proud to call home. I became President of U.S.W, (then IWA), in 1983, a position that I still hold today. Prince George has been my home for over 30 years and my wife Kathy has lived in Prince George for most of her life. Together we have four sons, Shawn, Calvin, Chad, and Ryan, three of whom still live in Prince George and are raising their families here. We also have four grandsons and one granddaughter.

Current community involvement

• Member of the Finance and Audit Committee
• Elected as Regional District Director
• Member BC's Round Table on Environment and the Economy
• President Union of Steel Workers Local 1-424. (formally IWA)
• Board Co-chair of IWA -Forest Industry Pension Plan
• Investment Committee member Pension Plan
• Governance Committee member
• Volunteer for the Canada Winter Games 2015

Past community involvement

• Past member on Select Committee on Homelessness and Affordable Housing
• Past Board member and Vice Chair of Employment Action
• Past Board member and Vice Chair on the College of New Caledonia
• Past President of Prince George and District Labour Council
• Past Board Member of Spruce Credit Union
• Past Board Members of Canadian Institute of the Blind
• Past member on the Forestry Round Table
• Past member Premiers Summit

Email: frank.everitt@princegeorge.ca

In 2014, I was privileged to be elected to my third term as Councillor in Prince George. Thank you. I first came to Prince George in 1996, planning to stay for two years to get my Masters' degree at UNBC. After getting the degree in International Studies, I didn't want to leave. I met my wife Sue, we started our family, bought a house, and spent 10 years building an award-winning technology company. Recently, I accepted a new position building links between the University of Northern BC and the business community. By then, my volunteer time in the business community had led to five years on the PG Chamber of Commerce, including spending time serving as president.

I also served six years appointed to the Province of BC's Small Business Roundtable.

Council involvement

• Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee for the City of Prince George
• Elected Director, Federation of Canadian Municipalities: 6 years
• Founder and member of International Students' Welcoming Committee: 5 years
• Regional District Alternate Director

Other volunteer work

• Board Member, Decentralized Energy Association of Canada
• Board Member, Northern Interior Mining Group
• 2015 Canada Winter Games volunteer: Information Technology and Official Languages
• Past Board Member, Province of BC Small Business Roundtable (6 years)
• Past Chair, Prince George Society for the Employment of Persons with Disabilities.
• Past Board Member, Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society
• Past Board Member, Innovation Resource Centre

Email: garth.frizzell@princegeorge.ca
Twitter: @garthfrizzell

I feel tremendously honoured to have been elected for a second term as a Prince George Councillor and recently to be elected by council to also serve as director on the board of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George. In 1985 I started an engineering company which soon had customers all over BC. While the company grew, more employees had to be hired and offices in Vancouver and Prince George had to be established. My wife and I have two children and three grandchildren.

Current community involvement

• Board member of the Omineca Beetle Action Coalition
• Chair of the Regional Innovation and Diversification Program Ignite the North
• Chair of Council's Education Committee
• Member of Council's Government Relations Committee
• Director of the Regional District Fraser-Fort George

Past community involvement

• Board member of Community Futures
• Board member of the PG Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation
• Board member of the Prince George Symphony
• President of the Yellowhead Rotary Club
• President of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce
• President and founder of the Northern Technology & Engineering Society
• Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Chair of the Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists, PG Chapter    

Email: albert.koehler@princegeorge.ca

It is an incredible honour to have been re-elected to my sixth term as a Councillor for the City of Prince George. I was born and raised in Prince George and I have a great sense of pride in what we have become as a community. I was elected to Prince George City Council from 1996 to 1999 and then again from 2002 to the present. I currently serve as a Director on the Regional District of Fraser Fort George and the President of the Union of BC Municipalities. I am the Executive Director of the Central Interior Native Health Society, a position I've held for almost 20 years. Prior to that, I was the Executive Director of the Prince George and District United Way for 13 years.

Current community involvement

• Select Committee on Homelessness and Affordable Housing
• 100th Anniversary Committee
• Partner's for Healthy Communities – Chairperson
• Union of BC Municipalities – 2nd Vice President
• First Nations Relations Committee – Chairperson
• Off Reserve Aboriginal Action Plan – Provincial Coordinating Team

Past community involvement

• North Central Local Government – President
• Barkerville Heritage Trust – President
• College of New Caledonia – Board of Governors – Chairperson
• Community Against the Sexual Exploitation of Youth – Chairperson
• City of Prince George's Intercultural Committee – Chairperson
• City of Prince George's Heritage Commission – Chairperson

Email:

• murry.krause@princegeorge.ca

Phone:

• 250-561-2772 (Home) 

As a proud citizen of Prince George for more than 40 years, I have enjoyed meeting and working with the amazing people in our community in a career built primarily in the challenging and dynamic not-for-profit sector. My tenure as the General Manager of the Prince George Exhibition included bringing Prince George's oldest community event through to its centennial celebrations. As the present Executive Officer for the Canadian Home Builders' Association of Northern BC, and an invested member of the Nechako Rotary Club, I am delighted to have been elected to a seat on City Council in the 2014 election and subsequently appointed to the Prince George Public Library Board.

Together with my husband, Kevin, we have helped to raise three wonderful people.  Our two daughters are currently attending UNBC and our son is a red seal Millwright.

Community involvement

• Trustee, Prince George Public Library Board
• Active Rotarian, Nechako Rotary Club
• Past Member, City of Prince George Heritage Commission
• Past Director, Huble Homestead/Giscome Portage Heritage Society Board

Email: terri.mcconnachie@princegeorge.ca
Phone: 250-617-0129
Twitter: @terri_mcconna
Facebook: terrimcconnachiecitycouncillor

I am so thrilled and pleased to serve my first term as a publicly elected official here in the City of Prince George. To the best of my knowledge, I am the youngest official ever to have been elected to this role. I moved to Prince George from Halfmoon Bay, BC in 2002 to attend UNBC, graduating in 2007 with a BA in Economics and International Studies. During that time, I earned my tuition by tree planting all across BC, allowing me the opportunity to devote the school semesters to learning and volunteering with student organizations. Since graduation I have pursued a career in non-profit management, and I currently specialize in agricultural economic development. I am considered a regional expert in farm operations and opportunities in the north. My partner and I live in the Nechako View neighbourhood with several pets and an ever-expanding vegetable garden. You can regularly find me on the bus, at the library or attending MakerLab drop-in nights.

Community involvement

• Chair of the Select Committee on Students Needs
• Member of the Select Committee on Homelessness and Affordable Housing
• Liaison to the Accessibility Committee
• Director, BC Food Systems Network
• Past Chair, Prince George Cycling Club
• Past President, Northern Undergraduate Student Society
• Past Director, Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS)

Member

• David Douglas Botanical Garden Society
• CFIS Community Radio
• Island Mountain Arts
• Two Rivers Gallery
• VLA Community Enhancement Association

Email: jillian.merrick@princegeorge.ca
Phone: 250-561-0562
Website: http://jillianforcouncil.com
Twitter: @newjillenium
Facebook: JillianMerrickforCouncil
Instagram: @newjillenium

It is my honour and privilege to serve on Prince George City Council. I was born in Edmonton, raised in Vancouver and came to Prince George in 1992 to create and establish the bookstore at UNBC. Currently I work for Pacific Western Transportation in the Transit division head office (PWTransit Canada Ltd.) helping the management team to secure work in the transit side of the business.  Previously I worked for 22 years in the college and university bookstore system, at Vancouver Community College, Langara College and UNBC.  It was the opportunity to establish UNBC's bookstore that brought me to Prince George. My volunteer roles in the community have included the University Hospital of Northern BC (where I spent more than 13 years as Assistant Chaplain) and the Prince George Rotary Hospice House (as Spiritual Care Advisor and then Volunteer).  I walk with people and their families as they confront grief and loss, connecting with them at Hospice and through (all) the area funeral homes. My husband, Charles, and I have three adult sons - Christopher (Amelia), Michael (Dana) and David.

Community involvement

• Interim Director at Large of the North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA)
• Member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Audit
• Member of the Select Committee on Homelessness and Affordable Housing
• Chaplain, Royal Canadian Legion; Prince George Army Cadets / 2618 Rocky Mountain Rangers
• Past Director, Prince George Community Foundation
• Administrative Support, 2008 BC Seniors Games

Member

• Royal Canadian Legion (more than 35 years)
• Anglican Church of Canada (life-long)

Volunteer

• 2015 Canada Winter Games
• British Columbia Northern Exhibition 2005 – 2013

Email:susan.scott@princegeorge.ca

I was re-elected on November 15th for my fifth term as City Councillor. I am proud to have been able to call Prince George home for the past 47 years. I love our four seasons and spend a lot of time outdoors doing a number of things in my spare time.

During the next four years, I look forward to working with groups, individuals, businesses, and other levels of government to help make Prince George one of the most inviting and caring communities possible.

Community involvement

• Chair Intergovernmental Resolutions Committee
• Alternate Director Fraser Fort George Regional District
• Alternate Director Prince George Treaty Advisory Committee
• Past President and board member local SPCA
• Past Chair Intercon and PG Pulp safety Committee
• Past Alternate Director Fraser Fort George Regional District
• Seniors advocate

Email:

• brian.skakun@princegeorge.ca
• bskakun@telus.net

Twitter: @brianskakuncity
Facebook: brian.skakun